Bricks may be a reminder if church falls

Updated 6:15 pm, Wednesday, February 27, 2013

A view of the former St. Patrick's Church building seen here on Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2013 in Watervliet, NY. (Paul Buckowski / Times Union archive)

A view of the former St. Patrick's Church building seen here on Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2013 in Watervliet, NY. (Paul Buckowski / Times Union archive)

Photo: Paul Buckowski

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Screen grab from a craigslist ad selling bricks from an old church, Wednesday Feb. 27, 2013. The photos appear to be of St. Patrick's Church in Watervliet.

Screen grab from a craigslist ad selling bricks from an old church, Wednesday Feb. 27, 2013. The photos appear to be of St. Patrick's Church in Watervliet.

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A view of the former St. Patrick's Church building seen here on Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2013 in Watervliet, NY. (Paul Buckowski / Times Union)

A view of the former St. Patrick's Church building seen here on Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2013 in Watervliet, NY. (Paul Buckowski / Times Union)

Photo: Paul Buckowski

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A view of the former St. Patrick's Church building seen here on Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2013 in Watervliet, NY. (Paul Buckowski / Times Union)

A view of the former St. Patrick's Church building seen here on Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2013 in Watervliet, NY. (Paul Buckowski / Times Union)

Photo: Paul Buckowski

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A view of the former St. Patrick's Church building seen here on Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2013 in Watervliet, NY. (Paul Buckowski / Times Union)

A view of the former St. Patrick's Church building seen here on Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2013 in Watervliet, NY. (Paul Buckowski / Times Union)

Photo: Paul Buckowski

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A view of the former St. Patrick's Church building seen here on Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2013 in Watervliet, NY. (Paul Buckowski / Times Union)

A view of the former St. Patrick's Church building seen here on Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2013 in Watervliet, NY. (Paul Buckowski / Times Union)

Photo: Paul Buckowski

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A view of the former St. Patrick's Church building seen here on Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2013 in Watervliet, NY. (Paul Buckowski / Times Union)

A view of the former St. Patrick's Church building seen here on Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2013 in Watervliet, NY. (Paul Buckowski / Times Union)

Photo: Paul Buckowski

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A view of the former St. Patrick's Church building seen here on Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2013 in Watervliet, NY. (Paul Buckowski / Times Union)

A view of the former St. Patrick's Church building seen here on Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2013 in Watervliet, NY. (Paul Buckowski / Times Union)

Photo: Paul Buckowski

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A view of the former St. Patrick's Church building seen here on Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2013 in Watervliet, NY. (Paul Buckowski / Times Union archive)

A view of the former St. Patrick's Church building seen here on Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2013 in Watervliet, NY. (Paul Buckowski / Times Union archive)

Photo: Paul Buckowski

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Bricks may be a reminder if church falls

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WATERVLIET — Even if it's demolished barring an intervention by the court, St. Patrick's Church could live on — in patios and facades and new and existing buildings made to look old.

The company in charge of taking down the circa-1890 church is selling off the church's bricks — and there are an estimated million of them — as well as its limestone and granite. That is, if court efforts aimed at stopping the demolition fail.

Normally, the company would just haul the debris away for disposal. But Dan Wolfe Jr. of Dan's Hauling and Demolition said the company has been getting calls about the material, and the company plans to sell the bricks in bulk.

"Some people when they want to redo a building or a house, they want to remodel with the old brick," Wolfe said. "There is a market for it.

"We are just waiting for the courts to see what they are going to do. We are kind of on hold," Wolfe continued, adding he would not be taking orders for the bricks and other materials until the court renders its decision, expected in the coming days.

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Citizens for St. Patrick's filed suit in Albany County Court after the city issued permits to raze the church, its rectory and school to make way for a Price Chopper supermarket and two smaller commercial buildings. The City Council previously rezoned the 3 1/2-acre parcel at 515 19th St. from residential to commercial. The judge, Kimberly O'Connor, has indicated a decision will be rendered as soon as possible, said Paul Goldman, an attorney representing the city.